I am an active member in my local chapter of MOPS (Mother’s of Pre-schoolers), and we recently had an Antiquites fundraiser where I purchased these adorable photos of my girls. I wanted a unique way to…
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Soccer & Family Time
It’s that time of year again. Emily and Joshua have soccer practice on Saturday mornings. I love that our town doesn’t make it too serious for their ages – it’s pretty much just learning the…
Easter Morning Family Photos
How was your Easter, dear friends? We had a wonderful relaxing Easter with family and friends and lots of yummy food. We went to church on Saturday night because our sweet friend/neighbor, “Grandma Rose,” came…
A Successful Blog: One Simple Tip To Make Your Blog Stand Out
It’s high time I picked up my blogging tips series again. You seemed to enjoy it so much early last fall and then life happened and I stalled. But no more – I’m back with…
Family Life and Small Updates
Life has been super busy lately. I have all these great post ideas planned and not enough time to make them happen. I can’t believe February is already here. I was sorting through photos earlier…
Luke’s 2nd Birthday {Photos}
These pictures are a little late, but here they are. Sweet Luke with a birthday crown Nathan made him. He still loves sucking his two fingers: We kept Luke’s 2nd birthday party very simple. I…
Snow, Snow, Snow!
It’s snowing! It snowed lightly on Christmas morning and two days later, we had a decent storm. That left us with a few inches of snow and now it’s snowing again today. It’s beautiful! Luke…
Family Christmas Photos
It was just the six of us at home this year and we had a wonderful Christmas. We bake lots of cookies every year. One of our new traditions is to bring plates of cookies…
Good-bye, Grandma
My grandma passed away last night. She’s had Alzheimer’s for some time now and it’s been getting progressively worse. Sometime last week, she suffered a stroke and while it appeared she might recover (very slowly)…
My Karate Kids
Emily went with Nathan for a “buddy practice” last week and we decided to sign her up. Here they are with Sensei Sharyl: Nathan is a yellow belt and sash and recently earned his 2nd…
A Picnik Replacement (It’s Not Google+)
Whether you’re a blogger or you simply like a good online photo editing service, you’re probably familiar with Picnik and all its photo editing glory. If you’re not familiar with Picnik, don’t leave yet; you’ll still…
Happenings
So while there’s not a lot going on here within my blog at the moment, there is a lot going on “out here.” My dad is driving in for a short visit tomorrow and will…
Christmas Parade
Nathan’s karate school was invited to participate in a nearby town’s Christmas parade and so we were able to sit on the float. It was cold, but it was a lot of fun. And it…
Our Christmas Tree
Last weekend, we planned to get our Christmas tree and I had the idea of going to a Christmas tree farm. We usually get our tree from a local man who sells trees in nearby…
Luke is 11 Months!
My baby is going to be 1 year old in just 1 short month! Someone tell me where the time just disappeared! It’s crazy! Technically this post is 1 day late – Luke turned 11…